Mine Index 5941   Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company,   Diamond No. 1 Mine

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INTERPRETING A MINE SUMMARY SHEET
Unlocated Mines In: Grundy unlocated
County: Grundy
Quadrangle: Wilmington
Coal City
County Coal Data: Grundy
Shown On Map: Yes
Unlocated: No
MSHA ID:
For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois

Mine Index Number: 5941

Company Name: Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company
Mine Name: Diamond No. 1 Mine
Start Date: 1881 End Date: 1883
Type of Mine: Underground
Total acres shown: 47 [1]
Production Indicated Acres: 45 [2] General Area of mining acres shown:

Shaft, Slope, Drift or Tipple Location(s)

Type County Township-Range Section Part Section
Main shaft Grundy 32N 8E 1 NE NE NE
Air shaft Grundy 32N 8E 1 NW NE NE

Geology

For more information about Longwall Mining See: History of Longwall Coal Mining In Illinois
Thickness (ft)
Seam Depth (ft) Min Max Ave Mining Method
Colchester 84 3.0 LW (old longwall)

Geological Problems Reported

Production

Company Mine Name Date Production (tons)
Wilmington Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company Diamond No. 1 1881-1883 [3] 141,809 [4]
Total Production: 141,809 [4]

Production Notes

Coal Report production (if available)

Sources of Data

Source Map Map Date Original Scale Digitized Scale Map Type
Atlas of Grundy County 1874 1:6336 1:6336 Secondary source
Company 4-1906 1:1200 1:1200 Final

Annotated Bibliography (Data source - brief description of information)

Coal Reports - Production, ownership, years of operation, mine type, seam, depth, thickness.
Directory of Illinois Coal Mines (Will County) - Mine names, mine index, ownership, years of operation.
1874 Atlas of Grundy County, Illinois, 1874 - Shaft locations.
Company map, traced 2006 [5] - Mine location, mine outline (west side).

Mine Notes

Mine Images

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Notes

  1. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 80 acres had been mined.
  2. Additional mining may have continued to the south of the outline shown.
  3. Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 80 acres had been mined.
  4. Production and years of operation before July 1881 are unknown. The 1882 Coal Report indicated 80 acres had been mined.
  5. Original map is mounted on the wall of the Coal City Public Library, Coal City, Illinois.